23 September 2015

After whole day full of attraction, afternoon visit on the other side of Aurlandsfjord. Small village called Undredal greeted me with the amazing show of sunlight and shadow. More about the Undredal tomorrow.

22 September 2015

In Scandinavian folklore, Huldra is a seductive forest creature. They roam in forests and search for men to have sexual intercourse with.On Flåm Railway, on the station Kjosfossen you may see her dancing with the waterfall on a beckgraund.

21 September 2015

The Flåm Railway is 20,2 km long railway line between Myrdal and Flåm. A branch line of the Bergen Line, it runs through the valley of Flåmsdalen and connect the mainline with Sognefjord. The line`s elevation difference is 863 meters, it has 10 stations, 20 tunnels and one bridge.The maximum gradient is 5,5 percent.Because of its steep gradient and picturesque nature, The Flåm Railway is now almost exclusively a tourist service and has become the third most visited attraction in Norway.Now seven pictures from the journey up and down. Enjoy all of them.

18 September 2015

Snow Road is the old road between Aurdal and Lærdal. From the year 2000 when the world longest tunnel (24,5 km ) between the two cities was opened, this is only the tourist attraction. In the middle of summer the snow still exist, and I can not imagine how it looks in the middle of winter time.

The Names made from stone. Some people like to leave the signs on earth

17 September 2015

This is an spectacular View Point at 650 meter above the fjord. It is situated close to the old National Tourist Road between the Lærdal and Aurland. This road name is The Snow Road. The view is of course so spectacular in every kind of weather. On the picture, like You see, is a cloudy time, but later I will present some pictures taken in sunshine.The view point - Stegastein...

16 September 2015

Municipality Aurland - lies along the Aurlandsfjorden and Nærøyfjorden. These are branches that flow off of the world`s longest and deepest fjord - Sognefjorden.Most of the area is composed of fjords and mountains with small populated areas concentrated in the lower river valleys. The largest is Aurlandsdalen. The main village area include Aurlandsvangen, Gudvangen, Undredal and Flåm.on the picture is view on Aurlandvangen and the Aurlandsfjord.

15 September 2015

The name Flåm (Flaam) is coming from 1340. The name means - A plain between steep mountains - and like I will try to show You - it is true. Population is about 450 peoples, but every year is coming around 500 000 tourist.